When a new bond is issued, the interest rate it pays is called the coupon rate, which is the fixed annual payment expressed as a percentage of the face value. For example, a 5% coupon bond pays $50 a ...

BOSTON — Baby boomers fully embraced the stock market by riding its ups and downs throughout their peak income years. But now that the oldest boomers are turning 65, their focus has turned toward ...

Why do I need to have a surety bond? The short answer is “because THEY said so!” It’s the law. What does a bond do, anyway? Surety bonds are similar to insurance in that they offer protection from ...

The world bond markets are many times larger than the collective stock markets, both in monetary value of bonds outstanding and in dollar value of bonds traded on a daily basis. Yet, investors seem to ...

In the old Groucho Marx TV show, a duck would come down and say the magic word. Today, that magic word might be “after tax.” Retirees and other investors are challenged to generate as much income as ...

With the threat of rising tax rates, more investors are looking to add municipal bonds to their portfolios, but before venturing into this space, there are some basic items you should understand.

In a previous post, I took a closer look at the significance of duration, which measures the sensitivity of a bond's price to changes in interest rates. When you buy a bond you take on interest rate ...

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One of the ways that many investors shore up their portfolios is by adding bonds, particularly U.S. government bonds. Treasury securities can provide investors with a reasonable expectation of safety ...